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Wheeler Livestock Auction Market Report

Osceola, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 5, 2026

504 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $570.04/cwt +20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,611/hd at 458 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $517.35/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,674/hd at 517 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $513.08/cwt +22.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,386/hd at 465 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 504 1,287 0
Feeder cattle 451 1,021 0
Slaughter cattle 45 206 0
Replacement cattle 8 60 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers 300-550 lbs sold steady with instances of 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady on a limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls but sold steady to firm on a light supply. The area did see some much needed rainfall in the past few days and more expected into Friday. The supply was light with good to very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 700.00 $700.00 $1,862 -5.23
355–365 358 15 575.00–627.50 $616.81 $2,208 +44.63
431 unweaned 431 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,543 —
410–442 432 21 573.00–645.00 $587.92 $2,540 +3.36
452–476 458 65 545.00–585.00 $570.04 $2,611 +20.20
503 unweaned 503 9 522.50 $522.50 $2,628 +35.47
500–542 521 31 491.00–547.00 $515.85 $2,688 -8.89
572–592 584 13 464.00–495.00 $480.60 $2,807 -9.06
617 617 7 477.00 $477.00 $2,943 -8.01
659 659 5 464.00 $464.00 $3,058 +7.15
711 711 4 398.00 $398.00 $2,830 +2.78
777 777 6 389.00 $389.00 $3,023 +16.50
800 800 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 575.00 $575.00 $1,898 —
392 392 5 565.00 $565.00 $2,215 —
455–485 476 8 520.00–525.00 $523.11 $2,490 +58.08
553–585 569 8 445.00–450.00 $447.43 $2,546 +7.43
620–636 630 5 455.00–456.00 $455.39 $2,869 +38.02
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 —
689 689 9 388.00 $388.00 $2,673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,749 —
580–591 587 8 430.00–445.00 $436.37 $2,561 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 660.00 $660.00 $1,386 —
330–335 332 3 625.00 $625.00 $2,075 -0.27
369–385 372 15 560.00–625.00 $573.45 $2,133 +34.36
427–437 431 15 505.00–525.00 $516.89 $2,228 +3.22
460–470 465 27 465.00–525.00 $513.08 $2,386 +25.68
512–543 526 24 445.00–485.00 $461.73 $2,429 -3.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 5 475.00 $475.00 $1,515 —
392 unweaned 392 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,960 -6.70
426–446 436 6 435.00–465.00 $450.34 $1,963 +13.77
470–487 479 4 438.00–455.00 $446.65 $2,139 +9.83
520 520 6 421.00 $421.00 $2,189 -7.18
564–597 573 7 385.00–430.00 $416.61 $2,387 +7.49
620 620 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,340 -13.66
676 676 6 375.00 $375.00 $2,535 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,583 —
492 492 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,845 -21.32
525 525 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,152 —
637 637 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,198 -10.00
640 640 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,320 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 4 525.00–540.00 $532.19 $2,278 +10.92
500 500 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,550 +43.16
632 632 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,496 -8.61
665 665 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,594 +31.61

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,840 —
1010–1405 1216 80-85% 11 150.00–166.00 $157.90 $1,920 -3.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 85-90% 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,358 —
955–1205 1070 85-90% 10 138.00–153.00 $144.63 $1,548 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,232 —
1430–1645 1529 75-80% 5 160.00–174.00 $167.41 $2,560 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 217.00 $217.00 $3,863 —
1340–2190 1806 11 185.00–209.00 $198.57 $3,586 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–950 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 260.00–300.00 $281.23 $2,517
905–1260 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 180.00–185.00 $182.91 $1,981

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1275–1310 1293 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,200.00–2,800.00 $2,495.94
1470 1470 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.